Effect of colostrum administration practices on serum IgG in goat kids

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 235-239

  Arguello A ^a   Castro, N ^a   Capote, J ^b   Tyler, J W ^c   Holloway, N M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b Canary Agronomic Science Institute   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Colostrum; Goat; IgG; Kid

Indexed keywords

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 19544381199     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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